1)Add:In
Catalog 2004-05, on p. 99, new entry for Econ 230 as follows:

230 Sports and Economics (3)

An examination of the
economic aspects of professional sports, including historical, legal, and
political considerations.Topics include
Supreme Court decisions and Congressional legislation affecting sports, the
impact of sports on the desegregation of society, and the economics of player
salaries, owner profits, franchise values, and publicly-supported
stadiums.Spring.

Impact:

This
course has been offered as Econ 273 (Special Topics) three times in the last
five years.An annual offering pattern
implies a slight increase in the use of faculty resources.If this course becomes a part of an ILS
Topical Cluster, the course will have to be offered more frequently, perhaps three
times every two years.The Department of
Economics anticipates being able to handle these additional sections.

Rationale:

Postsecondary
institutions in the last few years have begun to realize that sports has a
definite “educational side,” andnumerous
colleges and universities offer sports-related courses in such disciplines as
business, economics and history.The
interdisciplinary nature of the topics also suggests that the course is a good
fit for a liberal arts institution, and especially an
ILS Topical Cluster.As a special topics
course, average enrollment has been about twenty, indicating that the subject
is interesting to students.

2)Delete:In Catalog 2004-05, on p.
99, title and course description for Econ 250.

Add:In Catalog 2004-05, on p. 99, new entry for Econ 250 as
follows:

250Economic Globalization (3)

An introduction to
theories, institutions, and impacts of economic globalization.In addition to economics, the course will
consider political, cultural, ethical and historical factors.Topics include basic international trade
theory and policy, international economic institutions and organizations,
exchange rates, international financial crises, and international economic
history.The views of both advocates and
critics of economic globalization will be considered.Fall.

Impact:

Econ
250 is currently offered once per academic year.It may be the case that the removal of the
prerequisite and the change in title will result in additional demand for the
course, which would justify offering an additional section, particularly if the
course becomes part of an ILS Topical Cluster.The Department of Economics will be able to manage this additional
section.

As
a result of removing the prerequisite, the level of economic sophistication
will be slightly reduced, but the instructor believes that students are able to
understand the material without having had either course in economic
principles.Furthermore, in the course’s
current form, students who have received permission to waive the prerequisite
have been successful in the course.

Rationale:

The
change in title and course description is to reflect changes in course content
over the last few years as well as the interests of the instructor.

The
prerequisite is being removed in order to facilitate inclusion of this course
in a potential ILS Topical Cluster on globalization or international affairs
and to increase access to students from other disciplines who are interested in
becoming better informed on issues of globalization and international economic
affairs.

3)
Change in title and course
description for Econ 330: Labor Economics

Delete: In Catalog 2004-05, on p. 100, title and course
description for Econ 330.

Add:In Catalog 2004-05, on p. 100, new entry for Econ 330 as
follows:

330Women, Men and Work (3)An examination of the economic behavior of men and
women in the world of work, including analyses of market and non-market
work.Occupational segregation, inequities
in labor market outcomes and gender differences in household production will be
addressed.In addition the course will
discuss the policy implications of the differing work experiences of men and
women.Prerequisite: ECON 101, ECON 102,
or WMST 100.Even years Fall.

ECON330Women,
Men and Work

Impact: None anticipated. Although ECON 330 has not been offered in several
years, a special topics course on Women, Men and Work has been offered twice in
the last three years.

Rationale:

The
change in title and course description is to reflect changes in course content.
The course in an up-dated version of the basic economics of labor markets
course which fully integrates the scholarship on gender in labor markets.When offered in the past, success in the
course has required either familiarity with the basic tools of economic
analysis (from ECON 101 or 102) or exposure to issues of gender in the
workplace, acquired in WMST 100.Motivated
Women’s Studies minors have done well without having taken an Economics course.

The
course should meet the requirements for an ILS Diversity intensive course and
will serve as an elective in the Women’s Studies Program.